Japan’s Kitajima misses out on fifth Olympics, set to retire
(Reuters) – Four-times Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima is set for retirement after missing out on qualifying for a fifth Olympics at the Japanese swimming trials.
Crawford three-pointer lifts Clippers to win over Jazz
(The Sports Xchange) – Jamal Crawford scored 30 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to lift the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers to a shocking 102-99 overtime victory against the Utah Jazz on Friday.
Magic play spoiler vs. Heat
(The Sports Xchange) – Home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs may be slipping away from the Miami Heat. With three regular-season games remaining, there is no more room for error.
Political angles swirl over Pacquiao-Bradley rubber match
(Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring nearly a year after his mega-fight loss to Floyd Mayweather for a rubber-match clash with Tim Bradley in Las Vegas on Saturday against a swirling backdrop of politics and legacy.
Spieth hangs on as winds create Masters havoc
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Gusting winds created second-round havoc at Augusta National but could not blow Jordan Spieth from the top of the Masters leaderboard on Friday while helping lift Rory McIlroy’s career grand slam bid.
Three double bogeys cost Mickelson cut at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson lamented his poor course management after compiling his worst ever score at Augusta National, a seven-over 79, to miss the cut after the second round at the Masters on Friday.
Spieth’s mental toughness stands out for Floyd
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Four-times major winner Raymond Floyd knows a thing or two about mental toughness in golf, when the pressure is at its most intense, and that is the one quality he admires most in Masters leader Jordan Spieth.
Watson takes his final bow on Masters stage
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – An emotional Tom Watson shed a tear strolling up 18 at Augusta National on Friday disappointed he missed the cut in his final Masters but happy he doesn’t have to play the uphill par-four hole anymore.
The golf course ‘just beat me’, says Bubba
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Very few players can match the comfort level enjoyed by Bubba Watson at Augusta National but the American has felt out of place at this week’s Masters after being thwarted by allergies and swirling winds.
Charging McIlroy shuts out grand slam thoughts
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy used a fast start and a strong finish to charge into contention for the Masters on Friday, but was doing his best to shut out any thoughts of completing a career grand slam of the majors.
